L+B Playlist 26 – Mythology

With the hellenistic zeitgeist floating around, we thought it would be fun to do a playlist inspired by Greek mythology in general and a certain blockbuster film. What started as a hodgepodge of different genres and musical eras all referencing elements of the hero’s journey, wrathful gods, six-headed sailor eaters, etc, slowly took the shape of a hypnotic psychedelic fever dream about gods and men. All versions start with the Greek prog rock band Aphrodite’s Child, featuring a young Vangelis on keys, but only the YouTube version finishes with his introspective disco project Odyssey from 1974.

Listen on: Spotify / Apple / YouTube

Tracklist

Aphrodite’s Child – The Four Horsemen
Temples – Mesmerize
Eddie Henderson – Cyclops
Eden Ahbez – Eden’s Island
Alessi Brothers – Seabird
Broadcast – Man Is Not a Bird
Mort Garson – I’ve Been Over the Rainbow
Del Shannon – Gemini
The Village Callers – Hector
Patti Jo – Make Me Believe in You
Odyssey – Going Back to My Roots
The Misunderstood – I Unseen
Rare Earth – (I Know) I’m Losing You
Brainticket – Jardins
Nancy Sinatra + Lee Hazlewood – Some Velvet Morning
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Jump into My Mouth and Breathe the Stardust
The Left Banke – Shadows Breaking over My Head
Love – A House Is Not a Motel
Stringtronics – Dawn Mists
Os Mutantes – Premier Bonheur du Jour
Odyssey – Who